What is Beowulf?
Q: What is Beowulf?
A: Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem.
Q: Who is the author of Beowulf?
A: It is not known who wrote Beowulf.
Q: When was Beowulf written?
A: There is no agreement as to when Beowulf was written, estimates range from AD 608 to AD 1000.
Q: How long is Beowulf?
A: Beowulf is 3182 lines long.
Q: Who is the protagonist of Beowulf?
A: The protagonist of Beowulf is Beowulf.
Q: Who are the monsters that Beowulf fights in the poem?
A: Beowulf fights three monsters in the poem: Grendel, Grendel's mother, and later in his life an unnamed dragon.
Q: What did Tolkien do related to Beowulf?
A: Tolkien described and illustrated many of the features of Old English poetry in his 1940 essay On translating Beowulf.
